linkedin / linkedin/Burrow

kafka_client decodeGroupMetadata does not honor the allowlist or denylist

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Description

In processConsumerOffsetsMessage, decodeKeyAndOffset honors the allowlist and denylist, but decodeGroupMetadata does not https://github.com/linkedin/Burrow/blob/master/core/internal/consumer/kafka_client.go#L413

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Start in core/internal/consumer/kafka_client.go at processConsumerOffsetsMessage and compare decodeGroupMetadata with decodeKeyAndOffset. Trace how the allowlist and denylist are handled in the latter, then verify that decodeGroupMetadata applies the same filtering behavior and run the repository's relevant tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, kafka
Domain
backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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